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Measles Vaccine Campaign Cuts U.S. Cases Dramatically
The program, led by Katz and Enders, achieved a sharp 89 percent drop in measles cases from 1966 to 1968 after a federal funding surge in 1966. By 1977 the drive expanded to multiple diseases and set an Oct 1 1982 goal to wipe out U.S. measles cases.
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Carrie Seymour
Fulton County Health Department
Atlanta
Phil Horne
CDC
Joseph A Califano Jr
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Health and Human Services
United States
Hinman